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d w. i'm agreeing with. do you feel worried about the planning? me too. i'm neil. host of the on the green fence of ghost and to me it's clear. we need to change the solutions or out there, join me for a deep dive into the green transformation. for me to do with a getting stronger and smarter through technology. this sy fi dream is quickly becoming reality researchers and developers, a driving forth the digital optimization of humans with mind blowing results will be all soon become cyborgs. today's topic onset, ah,

she and the cybernetic organism, or cyber for short, has played a major role in pop culture. for example, in the movie robel cult, a police officer with potentially fatal injuries becomes a supercop with his high tech implants, tony stark from the marble universe can fly in his armor and superman's colleague, cyber updates his with to get new powers and skills these days, even real up humans and how's their bodies with artificial components? they call themselves cyborgs or bio hackers. middle hob isn't from britain. is one of them. he is color blind and has an antenna that converts carlos into sounds and i like the human eye. his intent. i can even detect infrared and archer, violet. he has a chip implanted in his head to make this work. pretty intense. but actually, there are lots of scientists and companies working on brain computer interfaces. they allow a direct communication between brain and computer. so you can control device with

your mind, but it's not just a gimmick. it can fundamentally improve the lives of people with spinal injuries on your logical disorders. u. s. tech tight and elan mosque is developing a brain computer interface at his start up neurologic the team implanted ships in both brain hemispheres of m a cock pager. they then taught him to play a game with a joystick and snuff signals, which was submitted to a computer via bluetooth. pager was fed bananas movie through a tube as a reward. when the research, as the activate of the joystick page controlled the game with his pause alone, the computer had learned to interpret the brain activity. but there are devices that humans can control with the mind, even without a brain chip like by jani prosthesis that replace missing body parts. british gamma daniel melville even uses one when he plays video games. but prostheses can also give people a brand new powers. how would you like a 3rd thump?

ah, this prosthetic thumb makes it possible to do things that usually require 2 hands. the prosthesis is connected to a risk band with a motor, which drives the thumb receive signals via bluetooth from pressure sensor is attached to the shoes. the user can control the prosthesis by moving their big tow aah, zealand borne scientists, danny clo, develop the 3rd thumb in london. she wants to show that prosthetic don't always have to replace what's missing. they can also provide an ad on an upgrade. ah, what's fascinating is after just 5 days of training with the 3rd thump he was sinuses had formed and the test subjects brains and the way they used their normal fingers had changed. there are other developments like this that blow the line between schumann and machine. sometimes on the skin, sometimes under the skin,

it might look like a temporary tattoo, but this is actually a communication interface made from gold leaf do oh skin was invented by the massachusetts institute of technology. one version works like a touchpad, while another uses near field communication for nf c technology to communicate with other interfaces. in the future when you walk into a tattoo, pollard, you would come out with a tattoo like this. they will not only be very sophisticated technically, but they will become an extension of yourself. often forget your keys. eric frisk can open his door in sweden with a micro chip implanted under his skin. if the size of a grain of rice and works like a room card in a hotel, it's estimated that $50000.00 people around the world already where one of these implants, they can even be ordered online. the interesting thing is when the chips start

getting smarter and start having, you know, sensors and things like that. so instead of just opening a door, maybe i can have continuously record my, my body temperature, my blood sugar levels in are, et cetera, et cetera. and, and actually give me useful information about my body. but technology that literally gets under your skin isn't for every one. implants are just one way to become a sidewalk. now, also, robotic suits, called exoskeletons. they promised more strength and better agility, heavy lifting uncomfortable work exoskeletons could some day help people reduce the strain on their backs. originally developed for medical and military use, they're now increasingly deployed in the automotive industry and logistics. many see it as when wind employee stay healthier and companies profit from the increased

efficiency in production with robotic technology that makes work more economic is under intensive development, predominantly in the u. s. in germany, but also in china and japan, lou mcclain, one of our article they store us get out early on. we want to create devices that help people in their workplace for that and to make these tools more accessible and easy to use film. okay, thank you. i don't think humans will ever become dispensable. there are, there are only a few companies that are designing completely automated systems because they require, consider it investment odyssey. so i think will always have human workers saw with him on a particular domain. the exoskeleton created by japanese company at own has been in use for years in production, the care sector, and in japan's biggest airports. the 4 and a half kilogram suit is worn like

a rucksack and it has a sensor that detects the where's movements. so when lifting 2 motors in the suit automatically support the users movement, the motors deactivate when the user is walking with countries like japan are increasingly relying on robotics because with an aging popular since work forces are becoming depleted off right now we mainly make support devices but in the future, we want to create products that enhance people's abilities and ad physical functions like a 3rd arm he, we want to cater to a society in which people of all ages can work without physical limits. and it could get much more spectacular than that. the developers that are to own have been working for more than 10 years on this mag, i x o suit called neo, i was even allowed to try it out. during my visit to japan, i felt like lieutenant ripley and the sy fi classic alias with supernatural powers

. the developers claim that one, i'm alone can lift up to 50 kilograms. it's hold that neil will soon a of the construction industry or in disaster management exoskeletons have a growing role in the medical sick. those, well, what special about this model from japan is that is controlled by nerve impulses. how is its name that stands for hybrid assistive lip as an ultimate goal? even paraplegics could train with how and learn to walk. again. my colleague, cassandra ball went to test the exoskeleton at the company's high by dime in japan . so these electrodes here will detect my brain signals and send it to this machine so that it will move before me. so now i'm going to try to flex and move my arm through the text pretty well. and now i'm going to try to lock my arm in place,

and it will still move for me. with the that was pretty cool. but i do wonder of, does this kind of is this said does is go out of control. sometimes. no. also, electrodes translate cassandra's brain signal into a command for the exoskeleton. her brain sends the command move to the muscles via the spine. the signal is detected by house built in sensors. the motor receives the signal and power starts moving. this is more difficult for patients with paraplegia because the nerve connections are disrupted. but if there are any remaining impulses, how could provide beneficial treatment time for a little test walk? cassandra is allowed to wear the exoskeleton herself. it's attached to a bracket,

since it's designed for people with impaired mobility. it's a very intimate um setting is actually really late starting training right now. okay. i feel a little bit mechanic with my movement, but i think it is just getting used to the machine because now i feel a little more comfortable in it. and now he's increasing the speed the monitor displays cassandra and her nerve signals as a waveform. how works together with other ai systems to analyze the signals and evaluate user data. so, how do paralyzed people actually learn to walk again with hell? the activation of muscle impulses create a feedback effect that enables the brain to learn how to make the body walk again

from scratch. it's called neural feedback training. it only works for about 20 to 30 percent of paraplegic patient, but the results are still impressive. so with other exoskeletons, the movements are pre programmed, so patients wearing the suits will have to rely on it permanently. however, with hell, it teaches you how to walk again, basically making the connections from your brain to your broken synopsis. so basically these patients, they go through the, these trainings and at the end of the training, they're able to walk again without the technology without the suit. how was developed by japanese robot assist yoshi yuki sancho? he is the founder and see all cyber dime and a professor at the university of to cooper. she believes these by jani gays and cyber technologies are a step into a new age technology. so we need to get either because we're constantly wearing

technology or a strongly connected to it in that sense you were born cyborgs. don't you think this took a little detail. one, olga unity as technology becomes more accessible, will be able to use it without even being aware of it. this phenomenon is diffusion of humans and technology, and this symbiotic relationship will continue to develop. are we all becoming cyborgs or are we already? and if the technology becomes available soon, won't people get left behind who don't want to be enhanced or who can't afforded? what are your views on cyber technology? is this the chance for us all to upgrade or are you skeptical? let us know, for example, on youtube there, you'll also find more videos about ellen mosques, newer the project and the paralyzed man who controls an excess, gutted him with his mind. take care bye. ah, ah,

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